The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 1949
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
11:43 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 332
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.91° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.31° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.57° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.