The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 2013
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
3:14 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1123
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 | 288.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 248.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 8.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.99° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.59° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.