The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 2026
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
2:37 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1278
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 58.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 23.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.87° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.82° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.