The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2150
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
10:10 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2812
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 16.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.36° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.89° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| 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.