The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 1901
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
8:04 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -262
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 | 195.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.90° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.01° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.