The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2101
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
9:08 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2206
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 127.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.39° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.76° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.