The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2004
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1006
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.20° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.53° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.