The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 30, 2128
Waxing Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 PM
11:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2545
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.42° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.26° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.