The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 1955
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
9:10 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 400
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 128.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.11° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.13° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.