The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2157
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
4:19 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2904
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 | 310.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 3.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.56° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.11° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| 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.