The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2030
Waning Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
1:51 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1332
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 283.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.18° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.37° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.