The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1954
Waning Crescent
24.1% 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
3:51 AM
3:39 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 387
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 | 301.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -4.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.23° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.05° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.61° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.