The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2145
Full Moon
100.0% 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
8:20 PM
7:01 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2749
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 10:58 AM, is deepest at 12:42 PM and ends at 2:27 PM. Totality lasts from 11:58 AM to 1:26 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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.1° / 321.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 05m / -6.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.59° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.