The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 1929
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
4:01 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 84
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 | 313.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 8.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.31° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.74° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| 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.