The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2136
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
6:10 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2638
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 187.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 4.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.45° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.71° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.