The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
5:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1320
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.7° / 2.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -5.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.19° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.64° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.