The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2166
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
6:56 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3009
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 4.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.65° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.78° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.