The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2174
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
7:57 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3115
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 | 32.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -26.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.72° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.30° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.