The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2191
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
8:14 PM
7:02 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3318
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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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 12:57 PM, is deepest at 2:34 PM and ends at 4:12 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 322.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 10m / -6.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.62° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.81° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| 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.