The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 2182
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
7:37 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3214
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 142.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.58° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.97° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.