The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 2083
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
11:15 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1988
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 | 222.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 306.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.95° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.13° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.