The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2089
Waning Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2057
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 | 224.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.44° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.28° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| 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.