The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 2046
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
6:17 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1530
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 | 339.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 179.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 2.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.23° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.20° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.