The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 1916
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
4:01 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -83
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 | 317.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / 1.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.80° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.72° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.