The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2085
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
12:21 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2008
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 | 54.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 23.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.82° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.20° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.