The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
10:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1136
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 | 58.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 14m / -18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.40° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.50° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.