The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 2045
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 PM
12:07 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1518
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 302.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.22° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.91° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.