The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2052
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
8:04 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1599
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 149.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 10.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.37° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.58° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.