The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
3:06 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1444
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 45.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.24° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.41° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.