The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2167
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
7:57 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3028
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 | 183.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 330.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 9.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.89° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 130.9° |
| 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.