The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 30, 1934
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
2:14 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 145
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 285.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 25.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.90° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.83° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.