The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 2121
Waning Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
12:23 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2458
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 299.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.69° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.71° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.