The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 29, 2105
Waning Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 PM
1:45 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2260
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 | 256.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.46° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.74° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.