The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 2136
Waxing Crescent
9.6% 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
10:35 AM
8:38 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2644
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,000 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.75° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.02° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.36° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.