The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
4:20 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 135.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 32.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -1.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.69° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.84° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.