The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2045
Waning Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
11:05 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1519
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 314.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 26.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.27° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.14° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.