The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2118
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
2:46 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2416
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 57.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.04° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.25° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| 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.