The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 2051
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
5:01 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1592
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 | 313.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 223.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 10.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.72° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.82° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.