The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 29, 2042
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
7:31 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:39 AM, is deepest at 6:44 AM and ends at 6:49 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 327.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 3.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.86° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.