The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2066
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1773
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.53° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.01° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.