The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2105
Last Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2260
Events on this date
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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 Sun | 269.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 273.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.55° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.93° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| 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.