The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 1911
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
11:18 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -139
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 106.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.08° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.37° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.