The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 1970
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
12:33 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 585
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.23° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.34° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.