The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 28, 2177
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
11:20 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3151
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 | 77.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 105.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -25.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.09° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.82° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.