The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 2, 2159
Full Moon
99.8% 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
8:09 PM
6:43 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2922
Events on this date
-
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 | 177.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 325.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / -8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.26° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.02° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.