The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
5:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.5° / 2.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -1.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.00° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.10° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| 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.