The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
3:57 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2953
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 | 139.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 33.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -7.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.01° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.23° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.