The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 29, 2079
Waxing Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
9:30 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1939
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 | 52.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -23.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.06° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.35° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.