The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2000
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
7:45 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 963
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 | 16.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -14.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.66° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.91° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.