The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2117
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
5:27 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 196.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / -0.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.31° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.90° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.