The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 1916
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
7:49 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -77
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -21.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.91° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.91° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.