The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 1920
Waxing Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
12:43 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -33
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 | 65.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.21° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.90° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| 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.