The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2048
Waning Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 PM
1:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1556
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 | 256.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.10° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.11° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.