The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 1909
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
6:26 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -170
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.6° / 345.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -1.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.68° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.51° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 2.6° |
| 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.