The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 1998
Waning Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
5:05 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 931
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 0.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 199.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -3.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.50° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.16° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.