The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 1982
Waxing Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
1:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 734
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 | 65.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.99° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.36° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.