The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2028
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
6:14 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 194.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 10.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.46° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.83° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.