The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 1948
Waning Crescent
16.8% 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
2:25 AM
3:55 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 319
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 | 311.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 239.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 8.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.02° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.56° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.