The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2081
Waning Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
4:35 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1964
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 | 312.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 219.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 4.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.16° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.29° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.