The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2069
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
2:27 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1810
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 60.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 11.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.89° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.75° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.90° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.