The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2191
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
12:59 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3319
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 | 58.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.96° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.32° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.