The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2155
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
7:51 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2880
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.31° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.11° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.