The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 2108
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
2:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2297
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.05° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.62° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| 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.