The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 2084
Waning Crescent
36.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
2:16 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.5%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1995
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -10.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.09° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.93° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.