The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2111
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
4:59 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2335
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 219.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 8.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.72° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.15° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.