The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 28, 2139
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
9:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2681
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 | 59.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -25.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.85° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.43° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.