The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2174
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
8:40 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3114
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 | 39.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.79° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.73° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.