The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2049
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
7:59 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1569
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 | 24.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 137.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.48° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.05° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.