The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2041
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
6:32 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1463
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 178.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 3.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.84° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.11° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.