The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 2038
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
8:15 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1432
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 135.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 17m / -2.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.99° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.90° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.