The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 1994
Waning Crescent
43.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
3:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.7%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 887
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 | 277.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 266.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.66° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.19° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.