The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
12:27 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 467
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.67° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.22° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.