The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 1903
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
3:26 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -244
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -3.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.01° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.83° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.