The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 1919
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
1:04 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -46
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 | 272.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 240.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.76° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.71° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.02° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.