The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 30, 2002
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
3:59 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 986
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 | 281.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 269.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.83° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.22° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.97° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.