The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2028
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
9:31 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 319.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.86° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.56° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| 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.