The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2071
Waxing Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
11:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1841
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 | 64.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.81° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.27° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.