The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 1950
Waxing Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
12:48 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 338
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 | 69.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 28.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.75° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.32° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.