The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2114
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
6:50 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2373
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 154.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.84° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.30° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.