The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2172
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
6:58 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3083
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.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:12 PM, is deepest at 8:02 PM and ends at 9:52 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.6° / 327.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -4.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.07° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.00° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.8° |
| 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.