The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2101
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
11:48 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2211
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.24° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.64° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.