The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2146
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
3:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2767
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 255.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.27° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.24° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.