The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2136
Waxing Crescent
15.0% 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
12:09 PM
8:54 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2645
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.84° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.72° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.