The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2023
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
7:36 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1247
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:34 PM, is deepest at 4:13 PM and ends at 4:53 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 13.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.54° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / -0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.63° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.