The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 28, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
3:04 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1544
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 | 123.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 50.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -4.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.13° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.42° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.