The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 3, 1977
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
5:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 671
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.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:30 PM, is deepest at 11:18 PM and ends at 12:06 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 356.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / -4.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.47° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.22° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| 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.