The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2128
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
7:16 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2539
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 56m / -7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.78° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.81° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| 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.