The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 30, 2052
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1605
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.80° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.10° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.