The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 30, 2021
Waning Crescent
35.0% 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
12:48 AM
4:25 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1221
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 | 287.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.40° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.76° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.