The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2151
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
11:15 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2830
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 | 218.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 23.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.85° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.02° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| 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.