The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 30, 2091
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
10:02 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2087
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 303.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.61° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.71° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.