The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 2079
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
5:18 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 322.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / -2.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.67° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.47° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.