The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 2108
Waning Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
3:38 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2297
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.42° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.65° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.82° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.