The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 1921
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
4:17 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -15
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 213.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / -3.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.89° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.42° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| 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.