The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 2158
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2916
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 97.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.94° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.22° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.