The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1943
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
2:17 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 287.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -13.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.00° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.17° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.