The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 28, 2026
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
9:38 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 205.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 315.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.78° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.78° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.