The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2057
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
7:14 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1668
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 | 7.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 148.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -12.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.81° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.72° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.