The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 9, 2028
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
12:40 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 293.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.98° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.35° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.