Moon phase on April 28, 1953

Full Moon, 100%
🌕 Full Moon
Tuesday, April 28, 1953 · at noon (Brasília)
Illumination: 100% Age: 14.8 days Cycle: 50%
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On Tuesday, April 28, 1953 the Moon was in its full moon phase, with 100% of its disk illuminated and an age of 14.8 days since the last new moon. The whole disk is lit: the Moon rises as the Sun sets and stays up all night. It is the brightest and most photographed phase.

Moon data for this date

Moon at noon Brasília time (UTC-3)
Phase🌕 Full Moon
Illumination100%
Moon age14.8 days
Day of the weekTuesday
Last new moonApril 13, 1953 at 17:09
Next full moonApril 29, 1953 at 01:20 (in about 13 h)
Next new moonMay 13, 1953 at 02:05 (in 14.6 days)

The Moon on the surrounding days

Compare the phase and illumination over the three days before and after. Click a day to open its page.

SatApr 25Waxing Gibbous, 91%91%Waxing GibbousSunApr 26Waxing Gibbous, 96%96%Waxing GibbousMonApr 27Full Moon, 99%99%Full Moon
TueApr 28Full Moon, 100%100%Full Moon
WedApr 29Waning Gibbous, 99%99%Waning GibbousThuApr 30Waning Gibbous, 95%95%Waning GibbousFriMay 1Waning Gibbous, 89%89%Waning Gibbous

← April 27, 1953 April 29, 1953 →

About the full moon

The whole disk is lit: the Moon rises as the Sun sets and stays up all night. It is the brightest and most photographed phase. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on April 28, 1953 it had completed 50% of the cycle that began with the new moon on April 13, 1953.

Looking for another date, such as a birthday? Use the Moon phase on the day I was born tool, see the Moon phase today page with the lunar calendar, or find the day of the week of April 28, 1953. For sun times, check sunrise and sunset.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Moon phase on April 28, 1953?

On April 28, 1953 the Moon was in its full moon phase, with 100% of the disk lit (calculated at noon Brasília time).

How old is the Moon on that date?

The age is the time since the last new moon: 14.8 days of an average 29.53-day cycle.

When is the next full moon after that date?

The next full moon after April 28, 1953 falls on April 29, 1953 at 01:20 Brasília time.

When is the next new moon after that date?

The next new moon after April 28, 1953 falls on May 13, 1953 at 02:05 Brasília time.

How is the Moon phase calculated?

With Jean Meeus's astronomical formulas for the instants of new, quarter and full moon. The age comes from the time since the last new moon and the illumination is (1 − cos(2π × cycle fraction)) / 2.

Is the phase the same everywhere in the world?

Yes, the phase and the illuminated percentage are the same across the planet at any given instant. Only the orientation changes: in the southern hemisphere a waxing Moon is lit on the left, in the northern one on the right.