The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 29, 2182
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
8:21 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3213
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.40° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.40° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.