The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 23, 1917
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
10:05 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -70
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 | 27.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.96° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.52° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.