The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
75.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
1:45 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.7%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3324
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.56° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.54° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.