The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 1932
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
5:32 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 120
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 203.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.65° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.30° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.