The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 1927
Waning Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
10:13 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 53
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 | 254.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.43° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.90° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.