The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 1929
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
5:43 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 78
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 348.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.74° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.52° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.6° |
| 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.