The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
6:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2051
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 | 160.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 359.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 7.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.03° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.83° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.