The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 1950
Waxing Gibbous
82.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
3:40 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.9%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 338
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 46.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 5.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.92° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.34° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.