The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2022
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
6:20 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1228
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 | 334.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 180.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 1.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.89° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.28° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.