The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
5:00 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -64
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 | 158.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.8° / 22.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 9.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.47° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.17° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.