The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2140
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
9:51 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2693
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.48° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.19° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.