The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 30, 2157
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
5:53 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2903
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 196.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 7.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.46° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.92° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.