The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 1997
Waning Gibbous
99.2% 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
9:16 PM
7:22 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 189.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.01° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.62° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.