The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2122
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
5:26 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2471
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 180.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.56° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.63° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.