The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2096
Waxing Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
2:24 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2144
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 | 80.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 24.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.77° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.74° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.