The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 1910
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
3:59 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -151
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 240.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 9.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.84° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.92° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.