The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2023
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1241
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.96° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.94° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.