The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 29, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
1:49 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2248
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.46° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.60° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.