The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2116
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
7:20 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 199.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.8° / 284.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -21.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.05° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.30° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.