The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2128
Waxing Crescent
26.5% 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
12:42 PM
10:52 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2546
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.28° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.05° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.