The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
4:18 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 4
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 | 148.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 31.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -1.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.33° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.55° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.