The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2112
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
11:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2342
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.08° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.27° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.