The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
83.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
4:20 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1983
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 | 132.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 33.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 0.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.86° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.