The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 28, 1997
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
5:56 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 924
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 | 327.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 199.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 9.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.73° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.34° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.