The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
5:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.5° / 350.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -6.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.21° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.85° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.