The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 1916
Waning Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
10:07 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -83
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 | 253.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 254.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.97° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.20° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.68° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.