The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2072
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
9:16 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1853
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 | 198.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 318.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 14.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.71° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.35° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.