The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
4:42 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2286
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 | 143.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 23.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.07° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.32° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.