The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2185
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
10:26 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3251
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 | 58.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.15° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.82° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.