The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 1993
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
6:38 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 869
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 323.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -10.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.26° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 221.7° |
| 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.