The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 29, 2099
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
7:33 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2186
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 4:08 AM, is deepest at 6:33 AM and ends at 8:57 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 330.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.21° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.96° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.