The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2012
Full Moon
99.9% 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
8:19 PM
6:39 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1104
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 323.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 50m / -9.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.30° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.7° |
| 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.