The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 28, 1930
Waxing Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
10:14 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 96
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.38° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.96° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.