The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2063
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
8:55 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1736
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 | 0.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.00° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.15° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 171.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.