The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 1990
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
12:03 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 833
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 | 49.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.19° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.01° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.