The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 30, 2018
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
12:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1184
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 | 247.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 285.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.06° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.73° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.