The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2138
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2663
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 | 223.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.86° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.93° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.