The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2112
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2347
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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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 | 85.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.01° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.40° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.