The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2164
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
1:44 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2985
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 | 80.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 15.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.87° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.27° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.