The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 1964
Waning Crescent
27.7% 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
1:36 AM
4:51 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 516
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.15° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.57° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.