The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 29, 2086
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2025
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.05° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.02° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.13° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.