The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 2124
Last Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2495
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 | 266.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.89° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.74° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.