The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
84.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
4:20 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.5%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2453
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 | 133.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 33.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / -0.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.05° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.24° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.