The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 2000
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
8:13 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 962
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 | 10.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 09m / -1.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.67° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.50° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| 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.