The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 2120
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
10:33 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2446
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 | 68.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.6° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -26.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.31° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.04° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.