The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 2040
Last Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 275.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.29° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.15° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.