The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 23, 1973
Waning Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
9:44 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 622
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 | 247.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 258.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.91° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.87° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.