The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 30, 2163
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
8:53 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2978
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 | 31.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -12.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.60° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.00° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.