The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 2063
Waxing Crescent
43.1% 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
2:44 PM
11:30 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1741
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -28.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.54° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.24° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| 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.