The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 1911
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
1:24 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -145
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.78° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.70° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.16° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.