The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 2169
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
10:11 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3047
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 | 18.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.98° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.08° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.