The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 2119
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2428
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 | 225.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 259.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.25° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.12° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.