The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 2176
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
4:27 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3139
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 | 315.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 215.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 0.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.95° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.93° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.