The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
12:08 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 231.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.15° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.12° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.