The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
3:42 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2082
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 45.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 9.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.88° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.25° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.