The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2150
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2818
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.38° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.37° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.