The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
6:00 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2255
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 | 173.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 328.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 54m / -14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.83° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.08° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.