The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 29, 2025
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
11:49 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1271
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 14m / -28.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.08° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.46° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.