The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2106
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
7:49 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2274
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 | 20.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 139.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.24° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.01° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.