The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 2080
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
6:53 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1951
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 8:01 PM, is deepest at 9:50 PM and ends at 11:39 PM. Totality lasts from 9:12 PM to 10:27 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 335.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / 0.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.81° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.