The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2028
Waning Gibbous
69.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
1:29 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.0%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 291.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.64° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.32° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.23° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.