The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 28, 2082
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
11:53 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1976
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -27.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.49° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.90° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.45° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.