The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
6:24 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1253
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 | 176.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.6° / 323.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -12.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.34° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.