The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 30, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
5:23 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1309
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 15.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 7.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.52° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.73° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.