The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
10:17 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 999
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 | 61.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 113.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.07° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.16° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.