The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2022
Waxing Crescent
13.0% 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
11:43 AM
8:49 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1235
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 | 42.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.26° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.18° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.