The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2186
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
8:06 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3263
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 | 185.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 329.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 10.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.65° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.