The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2013
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
8:51 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1117
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 219.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 270.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.53° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.05° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.28° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.