The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 1917
Waxing Crescent
45.2% 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
11:19 AM
1:12 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -70
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.22° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.41° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.