The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 1987
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
3:45 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 305.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.62° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.69° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.