The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 PM
3:02 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2014
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 | 123.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 50.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -3.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.95° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.83° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.