The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2050
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
7:00 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1574
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -10.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.74° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.97° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.8° |
| 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.