The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
4:19 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2150
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 | 141.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.5° / 25.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -4.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.76° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.42° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.