The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 2138
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
5:40 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2668
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 11.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.44° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.11° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.