The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
1:16 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1643
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 | 105.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.43° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.70° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.02° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| 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.