The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2120
Waxing Crescent
0.9% 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
6:35 AM
9:47 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2441
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 115.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.36° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.94° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.