The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 1963
Waxing Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 499
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.62° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.11° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.17° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.