The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
2:28 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1309
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 59.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -7.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.92° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.21° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| 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.