The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 PM
4:21 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2149
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 15.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.77° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.84° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.