The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 1958
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
7:43 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 443
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 341.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 14.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.20° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.25° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| 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.