The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 30, 1929
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
5:32 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 83
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 217.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 12.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.35° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.58° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.