The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2173
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
6:43 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3096
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 | 188.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.4° / 298.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.77° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.56° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.