The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2077
Waxing Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
2:02 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1909
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.17° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.54° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.