The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2178
Waning Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
11:07 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3163
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 305.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.28° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.95° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.