The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
6:51 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1277
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -5.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.98° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.25° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| 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.