The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 2131
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2582
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.34° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.59° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.