The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 28, 1948
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
4:21 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 318
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.07° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.97° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.