The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 2143
Waning Gibbous
82.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
11:39 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.0%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2730
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 | 230.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 297.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.51° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.00° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.