The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 1946
Waning Crescent
11.9% 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
5:19 AM
5:02 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 288
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 | 320.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 197.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -5.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.75° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.27° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.