The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 1922
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
12:12 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -2
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 | 102.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.44° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.74° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.