The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 1939
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
7:11 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 208
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:54 PM, is deepest at 1:36 AM and ends at 3:18 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 349.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.37° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.48° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.