The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2028
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
6:42 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1302
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.5° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 19m / -13.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.51° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.31° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 173.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.