The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2107

Waxing Gibbous

94.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
46°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
94.0%
Age
12.7 days
Distance
404,800 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
2285

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 Sun151.88°
Phase angle28.25°
Illuminated fraction94.04%
Altitude / azimuth-55.1° / 11.6°
Right ascension / declination22h 33m / -5.31°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude337.82° / 3.58°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.30° / -4.17°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude27.79° / -0.44°
Position angle of the axis337.2°
Position angle of the bright limb254.0°
Apparent magnitude-11.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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