The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2114
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
1:01 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2366
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.28° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.59° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.76° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.