The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2044
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
10:01 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1501
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 | 11.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.66° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.74° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.