The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 28, 2179
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
5:40 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3175
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 | 327.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 199.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.94° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.20° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.