The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 2176
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
5:07 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3138
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 | 308.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 15.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.40° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.31° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.