The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2168
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
6:49 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3039
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 | 337.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.94° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.18° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.