The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2078
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
7:18 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 196.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 290.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.94° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.90° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.