The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 30, 2032
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
5:11 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1357
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 216.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 8.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.47° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.23° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.