The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2027
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
5:43 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1296
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 | 348.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 172.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 19m / -13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.38° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.01° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.