The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 29, 2122
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
6:31 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2470
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -2.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.46° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.22° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.