The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
2:48 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2954
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 | 120.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.8° / 54.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.86° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.95° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.