The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 1945
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
7:31 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 276
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 | 193.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.2° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.49° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.70° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.