The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
6:19 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1320
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.0° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -0.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.52° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.46° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.