The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2082
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
9:27 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1971
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.25° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.35° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.