The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 24, 2023
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
12:31 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1241
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.47° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.71° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.