The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2029
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
6:17 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1315
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 | 183.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 307.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.84° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.09° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 165.1° |
| 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.