The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 1949
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
10:36 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 331
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -28.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.37° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.14° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.16° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.