The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 1956
Waning Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
3:39 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 417
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 | 285.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.16° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.80° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.