The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2117
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
8:52 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2410
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -28.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.21° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.34° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.52° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| 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.