The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 1984
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
8:51 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 765
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.65° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.06° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.