The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 1948
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
5:47 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 313
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 8:19 AM, is deepest at 8:38 AM and ends at 8:57 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 340.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.34° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.72° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| 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.