The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 1930
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:33 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 90
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 44% of the Sun is covered at 4:13 PM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 139.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.01° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.37° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.