The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2033
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
8:07 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1364
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 148.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 11.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.46° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.79° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.