The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 1902
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
4:11 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -250
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 214.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 10m / -3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.66° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.60° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.