The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
5:43 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.5° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -10.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.26° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.93° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.