The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
5:04 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 131.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 25.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 10.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.88° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.97° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.