The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2063
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1742
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.57° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.63° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.