The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 30, 2173
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
4:34 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3101
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 | 289.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 263.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 25.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.33° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.60° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.