The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2003
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
5:49 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 993
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 187.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / -1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.48° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.