The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2031
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
10:32 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1340
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 | 22.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 104.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.93° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.63° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.