The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 29, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
3:36 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.9° / 39.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.30° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.44° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.