The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2098
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
6:47 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2168
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 1:13 PM, is deepest at 3:01 PM and ends at 4:49 PM. Totality lasts from 2:16 PM to 3:46 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 322.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 31m / -9.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.63° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.23° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.