The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2142
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
11:41 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 35.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.44° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.23° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.