The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2060
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
6:29 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1698
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 | 335.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 180.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 3.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.30° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.91° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.