The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
1:30 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1408
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.0° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.28° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.64° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.