The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 7, 2028
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
10:37 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 302.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.71° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.97° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.