The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2168
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
5:50 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 332.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 187.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / 1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.34° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.58° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.