The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 2019
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
7:19 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1198
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 147.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.00° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.31° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.