The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 1903
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:48 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -243
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 134.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.21° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.01° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.