The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 1931
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
9:05 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 109
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 | 203.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 333.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.06° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.06° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.