The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 2109
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
10:25 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2310
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 | 54.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 111.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -15.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.98° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.50° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.