The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 29, 2177
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3151
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.05° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.62° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.