The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 29, 2158
Waxing Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
11:24 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 78.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -25.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.01° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.41° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.