The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 28, 2186
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
7:08 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3262
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 326.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / -2.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 166.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.