The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 1928
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
8:47 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 71
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 48m / -0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.47° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.38° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.