The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2017
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
12:44 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1173
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 | 98.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.59° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.42° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.