The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 28, 1975
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 652
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 271.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.07° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.14° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.40° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.