The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2115
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
12:18 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2379
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.23° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.38° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.