The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 2159
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
9:49 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2928
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 | 207.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 314.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.43° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.99° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.