The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 28, 2144
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
8:12 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2743
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 136.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 31m / -9.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.51° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.04° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.