The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 2068
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
8:48 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1803
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 | 35.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.43° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / 1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.61° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.