The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 28, 2196
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3386
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -24.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.94° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.44° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.02° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.