The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 1991
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
6:02 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 845
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 318.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.47° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.50° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.