The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 2053
Waning Gibbous
91.3% 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
9:13 PM
10:09 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1617
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 | 214.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 303.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 11.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.11° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.32° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.