The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 2158
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
6:06 AM
8:55 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2910
Events on this date
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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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 134.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.09° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.56° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.