The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 1939
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
6:24 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 207
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 351.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 4.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.89° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 5.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.