The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 1979
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
12:10 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 703
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 | 92.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.78° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.51° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| 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.