The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2131
Waxing Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2583
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 | 82.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.33° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.16° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.