The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2121
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
6:38 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2452
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.1° / 330.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 21m / -7.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.60° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.