The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2068
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
5:08 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1797
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 | 317.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 210.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / 3.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.05° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.23° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| 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.