The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 1974
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
4:44 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 640
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 | 148.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 17.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.88° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.01° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.