The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 1986
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
3:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 789
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 | 301.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 12.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.76° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.95° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.