The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 1966
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
6:12 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 541
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 339.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -6.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.83° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.06° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.42° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.