The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 1992
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
4:32 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 857
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 | 311.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 216.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / 0.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.05° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.21° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.