The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2174
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
8:12 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3114
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 | 27.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.65° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.95° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.