The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2077
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
7:26 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1908
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 | 182.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 318.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.73° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.5° |
| 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.