The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2100
Waning Gibbous
76.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
9:44 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.0%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2193
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 | 238.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 250.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.21° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.49° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.