The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 28, 2166
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
9:56 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3015
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 | 47.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.00° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.28° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.