The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2057
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
3:27 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1661
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -11.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.82° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.76° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.