The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 1935
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
3:46 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 152
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 221.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -4.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.40° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.80° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.