The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 2052
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
11:12 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1606
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.01° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.90° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| 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.