The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2079
Waxing Crescent
14.0% 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
11:57 AM
8:46 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1940
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 | 43.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.09° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.94° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.