The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2100
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
4:06 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2199
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 | 298.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 239.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 10.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.15° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.43° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.89° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.