The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
6:24 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1716
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 | 170.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 340.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / -2.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.58° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.