The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 2109
Waxing Crescent
27.8% 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
12:48 PM
11:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2311
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 | 63.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 107.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.61° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.87° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.