The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 24, 2043
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
6:37 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1488
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.2° / 309.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.28° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.1° |
| 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.