The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2027
Last Quarter
51.8% 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
2:40 AM
12:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 238.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.20° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.52° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.