The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 1927
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
5:01 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 53
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / -5.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.06° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.46° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.9° |
| 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.