The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% 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
6:07 PM
7:26 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2187
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 | 174.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 345.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 14.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.88° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.