The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 30, 2078
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
5:07 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1926
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 | 298.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.53° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.97° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.