The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2017
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
5:09 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1166
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 197.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -3.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.99° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.97° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.