The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 2028
Waning Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
11:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.77° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.16° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.