The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 2181
Waning Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
12:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3200
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 | 246.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 286.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 18.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.60° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.57° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.