The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 2156
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
7:47 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2891
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 329.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.01° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.17° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 36.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.