The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 1981
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
2:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 721
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 | 285.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 228.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -15.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.30° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.69° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.77° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.