The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2000
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
10:03 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 956
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 | 235.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.61° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.56° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.