The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2060
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
8:59 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1705
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 | 46.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.42° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.56° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.