The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 30, 2145
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
7:04 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2755
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 4:21 PM, is deepest at 6:14 PM and ends at 8:07 PM. Totality lasts from 5:25 PM to 7:03 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 334.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / 1.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.