The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 1992
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
7:36 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 864
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 141.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.03° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.74° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.