The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2131
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
10:12 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2577
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 15.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.58° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.70° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.