The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2040
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
7:35 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 200.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.2° / 285.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.69° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.48° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.