The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 1, 1942
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
7:30 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 238
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 53m / -2.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.21° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.