The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 1998
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
11:03 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 932
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 | 30.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.63° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.67° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.