The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1926
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
7:17 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 41
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 306.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -12.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.50° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.91° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.