The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1948
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
10:03 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 313
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 | 241.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.15° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.67° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.