The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2039
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
8:41 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1439
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 10.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.32° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.29° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.