The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2196
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
9:09 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3381
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.38° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.94° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.