The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 2006
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
9:54 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1031
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 | 11.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.48° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.34° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.