The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2163
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
8:12 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2978
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 135.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 32m / -8.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.49° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.23° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.