The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 1944
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
9:22 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 264
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 | 10.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.17° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.88° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.