The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Waxing Crescent
14.4% 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
10:49 AM
7:59 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1000
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 | 44.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 135.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.28° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.47° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.