The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 2195
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
5:29 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3373
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,000 km.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 212.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 10.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.39° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.33° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.