The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2059
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
7:06 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1686
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 | 190.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 300.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.49° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.11° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.