The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, September 10, 2029

Waxing Crescent

7.3% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
37°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
7.3%
Age
2.2 days
Distance
361,500 km
Apparent size
33.0′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1320

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,300 km.

Exact values

For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun30.97°
Phase angle148.63°
Illuminated fraction7.31%
Altitude / azimuth20.2° / 127.8°
Right ascension / declination13h 03m / -11.94°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude199.20° / -4.78°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.56° / 6.67°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude149.63° / -1.46°
Position angle of the axis23.0°
Position angle of the bright limb300.9°
Apparent magnitude-7.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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