The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 2171
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
6:28 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3077
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 52m / -10.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.63° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.53° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.