The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2139
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
8:54 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2675
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.82° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.63° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 159.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.