The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 1918
Waning Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
2:26 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -52
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 | 292.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 7.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.11° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.27° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.