The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 1924
Waning Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 16
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 | 237.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.88° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.07° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.