The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
11:06 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 314.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.18° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.35° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.