The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2071
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
7:00 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1834
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 | 341.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 170.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.89° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.16° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.