The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2028
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
5:31 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 199.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / 2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.27° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.98° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.