The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
4:03 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1946
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 | 113.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 42.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.08° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.48° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.