The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 1912
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
1:32 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -132
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 | 81.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 66.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.44° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.73° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.