The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2129
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
7:56 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2557
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.1° / 318.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.72° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.