The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2153
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
12:30 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2849
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 | 53.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.14° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.73° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.