The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2171
Waning Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
2:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 288.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 223.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.13° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.98° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.