The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 1934
Waning Gibbous
65.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
12:48 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.4%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 146
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 | 252.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 294.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 24.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.78° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.01° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.