The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2028
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
7:33 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 163.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.66° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.44° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.