The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 30, 1921
Waning Crescent
1.0% 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
5:20 AM
5:45 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -16
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 188.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / -0.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.91° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.27° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| 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.