The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2173
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3102
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.29° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.84° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.