The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 2073
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
5:53 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1864
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 | 321.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 210.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.74° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.33° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.