The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2043
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
4:45 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1494
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 | 313.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 218.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 5.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.26° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.68° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.