The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 28, 1986
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
5:06 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 788
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 | 298.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 255.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.24° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.84° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.