The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
10:52 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 308.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.91° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.94° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.