The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1937
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 PM
8:15 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 177
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 | 212.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 272.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.77° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.27° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.