The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2107
Waxing Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
12:55 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2280
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 | 69.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.94° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.71° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.