The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
4:46 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 30.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 11.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.14° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.96° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.