The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, September 30, 2067

Last Quarter

46.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
71°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
46.1%
Age
21.9 days
Distance
400,500 km
Apparent size
29.8′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1790

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

  2. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun274.61°
Phase angle94.45°
Illuminated fraction46.12%
Altitude / azimuth32.3° / 270.0°
Right ascension / declination6h 52m / 20.48°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude102.20° / -2.40°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.27° / 3.62°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-89.52° / -1.42°
Position angle of the axis3.5°
Position angle of the bright limb94.7°
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.

Your location

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