The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2144
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
9:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2743
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 | 46.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -16.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.33° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.59° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.