The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 28, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
4:52 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3226
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 17.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / -0.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.19° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.77° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.31° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.