The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 1979
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
9:43 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 697
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 | 27.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.11° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.96° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.