The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2161
Waxing Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
11:38 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 35.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.43° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.41° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.