The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 28, 2189
Waning Gibbous
83.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
12:11 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.3%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3300
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 | 228.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.98° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.60° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.