The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 2079
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
8:59 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1939
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 | 41.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 124.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.88° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.57° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.