The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 2152
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
7:39 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2842
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / 0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.37° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.30° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.