The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2196
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3387
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.30° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.40° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.