The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 28, 2198
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
5:47 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3410
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 | 330.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 194.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 4.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.32° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.00° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.