The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 2090
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
12:03 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2075
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 | 91.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.80° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.31° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.69° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.