The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 1969
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
6:05 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:40 AM, is deepest at 1:32 PM and ends at 3:24 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 346.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 42m / -5.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.85° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.9° |
| 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.