The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2111
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
6:29 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2334
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 187.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 10.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.61° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.97° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.