The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2044
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
11:41 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1506
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.95° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.84° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| 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.