The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2050
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
2:05 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1575
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.75° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.70° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.