The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2185
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
11:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3250
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.23° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.25° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.