The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2183
Waxing Crescent
40.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
1:38 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3220
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 | 79.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 68.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 16.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.72° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.66° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.