The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 1981
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
8:55 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 727
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 | 28.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 125.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -8.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.61° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.86° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.