The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Waxing Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
2:36 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1074
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 | 118.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 57.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -7.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.15° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.82° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.