The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 30, 1945
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
3:48 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 281
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.42° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.27° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.