The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 30, 1926
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
3:26 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 46
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.91° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.46° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.