The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2087
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
3:51 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2032
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 | 303.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -2.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.91° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.24° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.82° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.