The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 1902
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
5:38 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -251
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 190.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -0.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.29° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.45° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.