The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2187
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
5:19 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3275
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 | 318.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 210.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / 7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.74° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.20° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.