The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 4, 2148
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
7:40 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2786
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 315.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 20m / -3.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.90° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.11° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| 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.