The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2081
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
9:06 PM
6:29 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1958
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 | 183.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 310.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.33° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 163.0° |
| 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.