The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
4:55 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1210
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 | 147.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.5° / 15.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / -3.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.61° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.44° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.