The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2048
Waning Crescent
44.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
3:10 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1555
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 | 275.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.17° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.91° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.