The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 1903
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
12:45 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -238
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.01° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.74° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.