The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2016
Waning Gibbous
98.0% 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
9:45 PM
7:44 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1154
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 | 195.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 296.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.64° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.39° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.