The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2138
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
4:05 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2669
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 | 301.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 234.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 7.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.65° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.14° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.31° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.