The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 28, 2086
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
6:07 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2020
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 | 176.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.77° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| 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.