The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2076
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
7:16 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1903
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 147.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -13.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.60° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.91° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| 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.