The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2074
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
10:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1872
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 | 25.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.71° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.67° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.