The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 1904
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
4:56 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -231
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 | 163.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 13.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 23m / -6.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.59° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.18° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.