The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 29, 2052
Waxing Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
11:39 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1605
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 | 74.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.88° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.30° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| 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.