The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 11, 2028
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.97° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.26° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.60° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.