The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 1921
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
6:34 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -21
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 | 196.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.8° / 311.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.92° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.08° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.