The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 5, 2028
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
8:39 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 313.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 5.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.85° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.61° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.0° |
| 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.