The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2038
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
7:18 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1433
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 148.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.56° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.52° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.