The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 2023
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
7:26 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1240
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 | 185.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 313.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -7.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.21° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.61° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.