The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
4:56 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 145.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.5° / 18.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 10m / -3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.65° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.86° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.