The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2185
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
6:55 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3244
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 3.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.88° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.59° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.