The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 1947
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
10:34 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 301
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 | 33.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.33° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.47° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.