The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 1959
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
3:44 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 455
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 231.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.87° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.81° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.