The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 1940
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
5:28 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 219
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.31° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.11° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.