The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2198
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
1:21 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3405
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 | 274.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 240.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.17° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.14° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.