The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2168
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
6:15 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3039
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 | 324.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 203.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.70° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.96° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.