The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2087
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
7:58 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2039
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.16° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.62° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.