The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 7, 2028
Waning Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
11:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 305.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.40° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.89° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.