The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 1993
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
10:18 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 870
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 | 18.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 107.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.48° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.02° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.