The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 1986
Waning Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
9:38 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 783
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 | 237.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.66° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.08° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.