April 26 Waxing Gibbous 87% |
April 27 Waxing Gibbous 94% |
April 28 Waxing Gibbous Illumination: 98% |
April 29 Waxing Gibbous 100% |
April 30 Full Moon 100% |
On this day the Moon was in a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word "gibbosus" meaning humpbacked.
Visit the April 2018 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
The Waxing Gibbous on April 28 has an illumination of 98%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On April 28 the Moon is 13.41 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.