The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 1, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
4:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 4.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -14.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.32° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.11° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.