The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 2097
Waning Crescent
40.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
3:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2162
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 263.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.96° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.98° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.