The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 2000
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
9:15 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 962
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 | 35.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -11.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.53° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.05° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.