The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
58.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
12:40 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.7%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3053
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 99.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.49° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.57° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.