The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2121
Waning Gibbous
90.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
11:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.6%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 | 215.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 311.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.91° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.96° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.