The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2147
Waxing Crescent
16.3% 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
11:38 AM
9:45 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2781
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.29° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.45° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| 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.