The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2152
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
7:04 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2843
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 | 8.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.55° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.05° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.