The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1965
Waning Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
5:25 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 523
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 | 324.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 193.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.07° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.