The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 30, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
4:35 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 19.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -6.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.16° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.27° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.