The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 28, 2150
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2817
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.85° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.07° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.99° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.