The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 1936
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
10:23 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 165
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 | 30.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.88° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.71° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.