The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 30, 1993
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
7:20 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 875
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 336.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / 6.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.89° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.