The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2178
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
6:48 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3157
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.3° / 320.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 43m / -9.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.70° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.7° |
| 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.