The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2031
Waxing Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
1:35 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.68° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.52° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.