The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 2147
Waning Crescent
2.7% 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
6:01 AM
6:57 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2774
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 169.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 4.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.63° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.97° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.