The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 30, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% 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
6:52 PM
6:04 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3225
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 347.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -2.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.74° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.60° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.