The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 2031

Full Moon Harvest MoonBlue Moon

99.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
53°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.9%
Age
13.9 days
Distance
373,000 km
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1345

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Harvest MoonBlue Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun178.39°
Phase angle3.92°
Illuminated fraction99.88%
Altitude / azimuth-42.1° / 336.2°
Right ascension / declination0h 15m / 5.55°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude5.69° / 3.58°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.47° / -4.11°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude6.49° / -1.04°
Position angle of the axis335.5°
Position angle of the bright limb302.0°
Apparent magnitude-12.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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