The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 1931
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
10:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 108
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 | 222.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 316.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.86° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.82° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.