The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2006
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
3:35 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1030
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.79° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.51° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.