The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 1978
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
5:28 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 689
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 | 318.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.86° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.52° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.