The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2104
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2243
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 | 49.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.62° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.51° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.61° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.