The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 2171
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
7:09 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3076
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 | 346.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 162.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 6.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.96° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.87° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.