The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2160
Last Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
1:03 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2935
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -13.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.23° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.72° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.