The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 1967
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
5:56 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 553
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 222.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.09° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.47° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.