The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2039
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
7:09 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1438
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.1° / 330.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 53m / -0.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.42° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.24° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 326.2° |
| 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.