The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2068
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
8:12 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1804
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 | 27.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.85° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.23° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.