The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 1955
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
5:53 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 399
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 336.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.03° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.65° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 157.8° |
| 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.