The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 2060
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
9:39 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1704
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 | 54.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -23.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.61° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.95° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.