The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2140
Waning Gibbous
90.1% 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
8:36 PM
11:11 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2694
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 | 216.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 310.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.39° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.78° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| 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.