The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 2030
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
3:23 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1332
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 267.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.86° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.77° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.