The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 PM
6:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1346
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 2.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 8.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.62° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.23° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.