The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
6:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3127
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 | 165.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 356.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 11.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.16° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.73° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.