The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
4:55 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1513
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 | 147.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 16.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 17m / -5.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.97° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.07° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.