The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 2028
Waxing Crescent
41.0% 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
2:19 PM
11:30 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.58° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.80° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.38° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.