The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2061
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
7:39 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1717
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 341.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 14.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.35° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.