The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 1968
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 567
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 | 92.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.65° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.78° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.