The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 1988
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
2:54 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 808
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 56.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.72° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.21° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.