The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 30, 2030
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
9:15 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1333
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,300 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.09° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.02° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.