The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 30, 2029
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1320
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 276.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.42° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.13° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.