The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 1923
Waning Gibbous
76.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
9:22 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.5%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 270.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.92° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.69° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.