The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2106
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
3:08 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2267
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 228.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -5.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.12° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.40° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.