The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2112
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
12:02 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2348
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.97° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.80° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.