The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 1960
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
11:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 462
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 | 31.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.42° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.06° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.