The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 1981
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
6:26 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 728
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 | 9.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.72° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.21° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.