The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2140
Waning Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
11:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2693
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 Sun | 221.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 306.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.39° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.35° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.