The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2055
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
10:07 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1637
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 | 19.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.77° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.49° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.