The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 1980
Last Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 714
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 276.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.81° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.12° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.30° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.