The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Waxing Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
12:58 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1204
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 | 63.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.96° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.75° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.