The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
65.3% 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
2:11 PM
3:55 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.3%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1476
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 | 107.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 44.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.19° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.07° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.