The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 1983
Last Quarter
55.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 752
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.34° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.36° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.