The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 1939
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
11:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 202
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 | 49.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.64° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.80° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.