The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 1928
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
11:49 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 71
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.42° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.08° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| 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.