The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2060
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 PM
6:52 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1698
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.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:27 PM, is deepest at 5:35 PM and ends at 7:43 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 323.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 31m / -8.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.02° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.64° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.6° |
| 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.