The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 1978
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
6:32 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 689
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 175.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 3.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.34° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.96° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.