The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 29, 2102
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
10:51 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2223
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 308.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 20.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.35° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.74° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.