The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 28, 2098
Waxing Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
9:16 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2174
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 | 48.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 122.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.12° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.60° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.75° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.