The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1976
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
7:56 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 659
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 152.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.19° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.57° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.