The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 2040
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
4:21 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 25.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.15° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.35° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.