The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 23, 1900
Waning Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
1:05 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 244.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.46° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.93° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.