The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 28, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
6:13 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1481
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 | 169.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 341.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -4.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.72° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.42° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.