The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
66.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
1:48 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.8%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2249
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 | 109.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.96° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.17° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.