The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 1942
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
2:22 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 239
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 61.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.85° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.18° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.