The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2078
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
4:26 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1926
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 | 286.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 267.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.23° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.85° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.76° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.