The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
2:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -169
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 57.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.76° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.78° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.