The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 2068
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
8:13 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1803
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 | 24.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 134.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -13.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.48° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.83° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| 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.