The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
12:35 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 993
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 232.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.96° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.39° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.