The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 29, 2109
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
11:16 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2310
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 68.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.49° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.29° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.