The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 1932
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
1:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 115
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 | 282.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.23° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.92° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.