The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 2069
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
6:53 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1809
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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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.3° / 320.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 00m / -8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.35° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.41° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.8° |
| 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.