The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 2159
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
8:40 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2928
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 | 194.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 323.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.77° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.82° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.