The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 28, 2178
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
9:04 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3163
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 | 198.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 13.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.45° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.61° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.