The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 28, 2179
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
12:54 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3170
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.74° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.33° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.