The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2028
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
7:14 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 153.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / -2.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.83° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.29° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.