The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 1902
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
6:10 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -256
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.8° / 323.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.82° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.27° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.