The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2039
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
12:34 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1439
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.52° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.16° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.