The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2051
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
3:36 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1593
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 | 294.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 7.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.13° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.02° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.