The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 2028
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
8:30 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 327.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.77° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.39° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.