The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2076
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
3:26 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1896
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 | 301.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 215.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -12.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.80° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.57° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.