The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2071
Waxing Crescent
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1840
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 | 84.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.93° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.48° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| 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.