The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2072
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
8:28 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1852
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 | 194.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 315.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 4.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.76° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.77° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.