The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
5:26 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 307
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 | 165.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 11.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.37° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.12° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.