The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
6:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2991
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 357.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 5.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.00° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.96° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.