The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 2030
Waning Gibbous
78.3% 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
10:03 PM
12:03 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1332
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 295.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.44° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.99° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.