The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 30, 1917
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 PM
6:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -65
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 357.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 6.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.