The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2157
Waning Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
5:05 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2903
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 | 306.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.02° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.49° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.