The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 1931
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
12:30 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 103
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 28.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.02° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.12° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.