The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 2028
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
8:57 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 125.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.03° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.02° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.