The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 2006
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
6:47 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1030
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.9° / 320.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -10.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.27° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.