The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2047
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1538
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.41° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.82° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.