The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 29, 1930
First Quarter
51.0% 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
2:24 PM
11:09 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 96
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 108.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.78° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.76° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.