The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 1921
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
4:29 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -16
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 8.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.28° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.82° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.