The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 1989
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
6:37 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 825
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.90° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.01° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.