The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 25, 2028
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.50° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.42° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.18° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.