The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 1964
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
7:51 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 511
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 | 201.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 287.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.62° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.47° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.