The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 7, 1928
Waning Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
3:42 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 70
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.25° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.81° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.