The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 2024
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
5:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1258
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 | 315.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.11° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.47° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.