The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2176
Waning Gibbous
81.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
9:13 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.8%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3133
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 | 230.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.60° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.52° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.