The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2034
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
12:47 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1377
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.77° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.47° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.