The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 1925
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
7:58 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 29
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 10.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.24° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.18° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.