The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2178
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
10:01 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3164
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 | 203.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 319.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.88° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.23° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.