The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 1901
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
5:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -269
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 352.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / -7.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.47° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| 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.