The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 23, 1990
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
6:51 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 832
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 | 338.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 178.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 8.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.72° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.83° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.