The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 1997
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 AM
11:25 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 251.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -17.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.67° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.52° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.