The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2197
Waning Gibbous
93.8% 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
8:06 PM
10:27 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3399
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 | 208.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 315.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.62° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.02° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.