The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 1968
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
9:46 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 561
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.57° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.75° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.