The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 23, 2028
Waxing Crescent
30.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
10:32 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.22° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.71° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.59° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.