The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 1995
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
6:51 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 894
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 7:40 AM, is deepest at 8:18 AM and ends at 8:55 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.2° / 315.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 41m / -11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.42° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 143.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.