The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 1989
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
12:26 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 820
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.84° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.51° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.14° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.