The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 29, 2166
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
10:33 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3015
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 | 58.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.94° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.06° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.