The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1971
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 598
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 | 46.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.53° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.82° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.