The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 28, 2117
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
8:45 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2409
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 | 37.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 127.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.65° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.17° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.