The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 29, 2197
Waning Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
10:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3398
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 | 216.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 307.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.91° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.56° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.