The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 2158
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
10:31 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 67.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.2° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.17° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.62° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.