The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 1982
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
7:14 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 733
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 166.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.23° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.99° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 0.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.