The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 28, 2156
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 PM
7:54 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2892
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 341.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.07° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.