The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2028
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
6:44 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 170.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 4.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.55° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.06° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.