The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2144
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
8:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2744
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 | 27.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.02° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.39° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.