The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 1908
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
11:24 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -182
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 246.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.96° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.30° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.