The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 1958
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
11:32 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 437
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.30° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.98° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.