The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 2030
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
7:48 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1333
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 17m / -12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.22° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.46° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.