The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2198
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
5:20 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3411
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 | 336.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.27° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.66° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.