The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
7:33 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1061
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 20m / -13.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.49° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.72° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.