The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 2028
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
5:42 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 222.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.71° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.60° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.