The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2116
Last Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2397
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.28° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.62° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.