The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 1969
Waning Gibbous
88.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
10:35 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.5%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 579
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 219.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 321.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 27.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.61° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.62° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.