The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 1936
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% 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
4:19 PM
4:55 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 171
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 | 157.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 23.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 9.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.09° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.35° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| 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.