The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 28, 2124
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
6:22 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2490
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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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 | 180.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -16.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.86° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.