The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 23, 1928
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
11:52 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 66
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 | 48.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 24.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.06° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.04° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.