The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 30, 1973
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
9:22 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 628
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 | 48.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.03° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.20° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.