The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 1997
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
4:27 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 330.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 213.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -0.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.39° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.44° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.