The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2049
Waning Crescent
12.5% 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
4:26 AM
5:13 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1562
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 208.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / 3.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.80° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.42° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.