The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
4:03 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2285
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 30.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -8.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.95° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.96° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.