The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2002
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
7:44 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 201.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.9° / 286.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.28° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.89° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.