The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2123
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
11:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2478
Events on this date
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Saturn and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.60° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.03° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.