The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 1986
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
6:05 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 788
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 | 321.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 211.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 15.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.41° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.27° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.