The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 23, 2012
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
10:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1105
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 | 25.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.47° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.21° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.