The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 2173
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3101
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 | 278.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.41° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.40° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.