The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2054
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
7:18 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1624
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 309.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.13° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.61° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| 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.