The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 2062
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
5:20 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1728
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.21° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.88° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.