The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 29, 2051
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
4:26 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1592
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 13.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.12° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.61° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.